PhD in Behavioral & Community Health Sciences

Director

Dr. Kimberly Boyd-Starke

Hunter McDaniel, 30Nd

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY:

BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES AREA OF STUDY

SUMMARY

Core for both areas of study (42 hrs)

PSYC530: Ethics and Professional Standards of Practice (3)

PSYC533: Introduction to Neuroscience (3)

PSYC581: Statistical Methods in Health Psychology I (3)

PSYC582: Statistical Methods in Health Psychology II (3)

PSYC603: Health Psychology (3)

PSYC609: History and Systems (3)

PSYC612: Research Methods in Clinical and Health Psychology (3)

PSYC701: Health Psychology: Psychotherapy Methods and Interventions (3)

PSYC599: Research & Thesis (6)

PSYC899: Doctoral Dissertation (12)

BCHS Core Requirements (34)

PSYC512: Human Growth & Development (3)

PSYC532: Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (3)

PSYC703: Assessment and Evaluation of Community Health Programs (3)

PSYC711: Research Seminars in Health Psychology (3)

PSYC714: Epidemiology of Health Behaviors/Community Epidemiology (3)

PSYC715: Social and Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness (3)

PSYC725: Community Health Psychology Practicum (4)

Choose one of the two courses below:

PSYC705: Health Education and Behavioral Science (3)

PSYC713: Health Services Administration (3)

Choose two of the three courses below:

PSYC517: Advanced Psychopathology (3)

PSYC527: Personality (3)

PSYC514: Experimental Social Psychology (3)

Choose one of the two courses below

PSYC513: Educational Psychology (3)

PSYC515: Learning Theory (3)

Total: 76 hours